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The Dental Hygiene program provides a curriculum which reflects the core values of the profession, instills an understanding of life-long learning, and educates the graduate to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate dental hygiene care for the individual and the community. Graduates of this program will be eligible to take national and state/regional examinations for licensure which are required to practice dental hygiene.
The Dental Hygiene program is a selective program. When you apply to the college, you will be accepted into the undeclared program while you complete the prerequisite requirements. The Dental Hygiene program accepts a limited number of students each year and there is a separate application process. Contact your campus of interest below for more details.
SAMPLE CAREERS IN THIS FIELD: Dental Hygienist
DEGREES AVAILABLE: Associate of Science. Availability of degrees varies by campus. Contact your campus of interest below for more information.
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
Contact your campus of interest below to find out more about the Associate of Science transfer degree programs. Students are encouraged to review their options with their advisors, to consult the current catalog of the institution to which they wish to transfer, and to contact the institution to which they wish to transfer. Students may also contact the transfer office of their local Ivy Tech for further information.
To earn this degree, you must have 77-79 credits in the following areas:
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Students that apply for Summer 2011 admission and all applicants thereafter will be using the new admission/selection guidelines
CURRICULUM
View the curriculum for this program and all others currently available at Ivy Tech.
LOCATIONS
The Dental Hygiene program is offered at the following campuses. Please click on the campus of interest below for contact and campus specific program information:
Information Sessions Spring 2012
Check with program chair regarding the availability of on-line info sessions!
The dental hygienist is a licensed oral health care professional who an integral part of the dental health care team. A dental hygienist specializes in preventing and treating oral diseases to protect teeth, gums and patients’ total health. Common procedures performed by hygienists include patient education, removing deposits from teeth and below the gum line, taking dental x-rays, and the application of fluoride and dental sealants. State dental boards determine the duties hygienists are able to perform.
Admissions Packet
Spring 2012 Dental Hygiene Information Sessions
All sessions are held at the South Bend campus, located at 220 Dean Johnson Blvd., South Bend. Each information session will last approximately 1 hour. Registration is not required. Participants are asked to be on time to the session and stay for the entire presentation.
Saturday, January 14
10:00 - 11:00 AM
Room 1342
Thursday, February 9
6:00 - 7:00 PM
Room 1342
Thursday, March 15
6:00 - 7:00 PM
Room 1342
Saturday, March 24
10:00 - 11:00 AM
Room 1342
For more information contact Barbara MacMillan at 574-289-7001, ext. 6379 or bmacmillan2@ivytech.edu.
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